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0 -- Times Florida has been shut out under Steve Spurrier. The Gators defense, however, has registered seven shutouts since 1990, including last week's 55-0 blanking of Middle Tennessee State. |
Jesse Palmer hopes to become the fourth different Florida QB to throw for 300 yards against Tennessee since 1994.
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0.2 -- Difference between Tennessee and Florida in average total yards in their past 10 games. The Vols have averaged 376.5 yards (265 passing, 111.5 rushing), while the Gators have averaged 376.3 (266.9 passing, 109.4 rushing).
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.718 -- Phil Fulmer's winning percentage (28-11) against ranked teams. The Vols coach has a 10-9 record against top-10 teams. |
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2 -- Times in the past 10 years in which the winner did not score at least 31 points -- the past two seasons. |
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3 -- Wins by Tennessee in its past 14 games against the Gators. Still, the Vols lead the all-time series 16-13. |
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4 -- Consecutive seasons Florida has led the Southeastern Conference in sacks. Gators DE Alex Brown record five of the team's 43 sacks last season against Tennessee alone. |
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5-10 -- Florida's all-time record in Knoxville. However, the teams have split the past eight games in Neyland Stadium. |
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6 -- Years since the last Florida-Tennessee game in which both teams were not ranked in the Associated Press Top 10. The Vols, currently No. 11 in the AP poll, were ranked 14th in 1994. |
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8 -- True freshmen from Florida's top-ranked recruiting class who already have played for the Gators this season. Travis Harris will start for UF at linebacker. |
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9 -- 100-yard rushing games by Travis Henry in his career. Henry is looking to become only the sixth Volunteer running back to have 10 or more career 100-yard games. |
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10 -- Turnovers by Florida in its past two games against the Vols. The Gators turned the ball over five times in a 20-17 loss at Tennessee in '98 and had five giveaways in their 23-21 win at the Swamp last season. |
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13 -- Volunteers who have 100 career receptions, the latest being Cedrick Wilson. Wilson needs four catches and 67 yards to move into the top 10 on Tennessee's all-time receptions and yardage lists. |
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19 -- Years since the last Tennessee true freshman offensive lineman to start a season opener. Michael Munoz became the first since Bill Mayo in 1981. |
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23 -- Consecutive home victories by Tennessee, which is tied for the third-longest active streak. The Vols' last home loss was a 35-29 loss to Florida in 1996. |
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24.1 -- Yards per punt return by the Gators this season, which ranks fourth in the nation. Lito Sheppard had a 54-yard punt return for a touchdown against MTSU, Florida's first since 1997. |
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31 -- Career passing attempts by the Vols' top three quarterbacks combined. Joey Mathews has 22, A.J. Suggs has nine and true freshman Casey Clausen has yet to attempt a pass. |
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42.9 -- Percentage of Fulmer's career losses that have came against Florida -- six of 14 |
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44 -- 300-yard games by Florida quarterbacks under Spurrier, including three against Tennessee -- by Terry Dean (303 in '94), Danny Wuerffel (381 in '95) and Doug Johnson (343 in '99). The Gators have thrown for 300 or more yards in 75 of 127 games (59 percent) since '90. |
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55 -- Florida's margin of victory against Middle Tennessee State, its largest since a 82-6 win against Central Michigan in 1997. |
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69 -- Passes by Jesse Palmer this season without an interception. The Gators senior quarterback, however, only has completed 52.2 percent of his passes. |
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79-7 -- The Gators' record since 1990 when they've scored first. |
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162.4 -- Average rushing yards by the winning team since 1990, compared to only 58.5 by the losing team. The team that has had held the rushing edge is 10-0. |
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201 -- Combined victories by Florida (102) and Tennessee (99) in the '90s. They were the only intraconference foes to combine for 200 in the decade. |
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700 -- All-time victories by Tennessee. With their 19-16 win against Southern Miss, the Vols became only the eighth Division I team to reach the 700-win mark. |
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107,608 -- Fans who attended the 1996 Florida-Tennesee game at Neyland Stadium, which broke the NCAA record at the time. It is now only the fourth-largest crowd in Tennessee history. More than 108,000 are expected for this week's game. |
